Gates Cambridge Scholarships for International Students
Last updated: 31 Jul 2014 | OPENS 1 SEP 2014
Gates Cambridge Trust
Masters/PhD Degree
Masters/PhD Degree
Deadline: 15 Oct/2 Dec 2014 (annual)
Study in: UK
Course starts October 2015
Study in: UK
Course starts October 2015
Brief description:
Gates
Cambridge Scholarships are highly competitive full-cost scholarships.
They are awarded to outstanding applicants from countries outside the UK
to pursue a full-time postgraduate degree in any subject available at
the University of Cambridge.
Host Institution(s):
University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Field of study:
Any subject available at the University of Cambridge
Number of Awards:
Gates Cambridge Scholarships are extremely competitive: over 4,000 applicants apply for 95 Scholarships each year.
Target group:
Citizens of any country outside the United Kingdom.
Scholarship value/inclusions:
A
Gates Cambridge Scholarship covers the full cost of studying at
Cambridge, namely: the University Composition Fee and College fees at
the appropriate rate, a maintenance allowance for a single student, one
economy single airfare at both the beginning and end of the course,
and inbound visa costs.
The
Trust also considers applications for several types of additional
funding on a discretionary basis such as family allowance, conference
attendance, fieldwork allowance, some fourth year funding for PhD
scholars and hardship funding.
Eligibility:
You can apply for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship if you are:
• a citizen of any country outside the United Kingdom.
•
applying to pursue one of the following full-time residential courses
of study: PhD (three year research-only degree); MSc or MLitt (two year
research-only degree); or a one year postgraduate course (e.g. MPhil,
LLM, MASt, Diploma, MBA etc.)
•
OR already a student at Cambridge and want to apply for a new
postgraduate course. For example, if you are studying for an MPhil you
can apply for a Gates Cambridge Scholarship to do a PhD. However, if you
have already started a course, you cannot apply for a Gates Cambridge
Scholarship to fund the rest of it.
•
OR already a Gates Cambridge Scholar and want to apply for a second
Scholarship. You must apply by the second, international deadline and go
through the same process of departmental ranking, shortlisting and
interviewing as all other candidates.
Application instructions:
Applications
for 2014 entry have now closed. Applications for a Gates Cambridge
Scholarship for October 2015 entry will open on 1 September 2014.
You
must apply for admission as a postgraduate student to the University of
Cambridge and a Gates Cambridge Scholarship at the same time, using the
one application pack. The deadline for applications is 2 December 2014 for citizens other than the US and 15 October 2014 for US citizens.
It is important to read the How to Apply section and visit the official website (link found below) or read the FAQs for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.
Website:
Official Scholarship Website: http://www.gatescambridge.org/
